This series of tractors was the best of the best at the medium horse power of massey ferguson tractors the best utility tractor. As many videos as you find with massey please upload them. Greetings from Greece.
Thanks for your comments for Greece! I'm glad you enjoyed the video, and I will put up as many as I can find in my basement! Thanks for watching and keep the comments coming!
My dad had a new MF 362. He has been buying Massey’s since the 35 and 65 was his first two , he also had the 135, 165, 175, 255, 265, 275, 285, 362, 471. Today I have a 1990 3070, my siblings have a 255, 471, 451, 35.
My grandfather had a 1991 375 hi line with the 838 loader in the early 00s for his lake house property in Canada. What a gorgeous tractor that was. I always loved the North American loader designs that seemed more compact and beefy. 300 series is easily my favourite tractor series of all time
We went from a MF165 with allied loader to a 390 4x4 and 838 loader in 2000, major step forward in work capability, simple design, minimal electronics, easily to service and repair, simplest and most dependable Massey we ever had. We also have two 600 series, but they have the cab rot problem but rock solid tractor mechanically. Love the 135s but limited to their size.
Good Massey's simple and strong medium weight tractors for any kind of job. The best of them was the mf 399 twelve speed gearbox and the bullet free perkins 354.4 the ideal tractor for light jobs and strong enough for heaviest jobs. Greetings from Greece.
@@opasvintagegarage Thanks for your answer Sir. I didn't have only good memories because i still use this tractors nowadays from 100 series 200 , 600 and especially the mf 699 . Ferguson system and smooth six cylinder power the perfect blend 😉.
@@alexhsmf I'm glad to hear you are still running the tractors! The fact you are still using them really shows the reliability of those rigs! I've been looking for that size and model year, but they go for such a high $ price at auction in Iowa, I've waiting for just the right one!
Great video and great Tractors and think remember the 300 series was the benchmark Machine . I never remember many MF just a lot of John Deere and IH with Case becoming really popular and ease of use
I think MF would've been more popular here if we had a dealer prior to AGCO acquiring it. Too bad, but a fella needed to travel too far for one here! Thanks for commenting and watching!
We got a local Massey dealer when our IH dealer closed its doors in the mid 80's and reopened as an MF dealer. Good people and product, they are still open to this day under AGCO/MF. NE Iowa is Deere country, but a fella sees more MFs every year out in the field. Thanks for watching!
some of the best tractors ever made. we have a 393. sure does suck that massey stopped making 90% of the parts for them. a lot of tractors will die soon because of it
It's funny that they say that there tractor is Bader in every way but 95% of the video they don't show the competition "struggling" they just say they do and way do so many people praise these tractors they are gut less compared to deere that's not me being a green fan my dad has a story about that and come on every one knows that if you want a tractor that will live forever then get a kubota all that a side this is a good piece of history you got even if it's the rong color 😆
😂yup, too bad Deere isn’t affordable though. If I took a cow pie from the pasture and put a JD sticker on it, a Deere fan would give me $100 for it! 😂😂
Never seen 300 series without a cab. All UK models had to have cabs, I had a 390 4wd 12 speed shuttle with a loader, and a 350 2wd. Left MF in early 2000s, no dealer. Went to Deutz Fahr tractors, better tractors than MF, I was a big MF fan but afraid they lost their way.
Hello and thanks for watching, I'm not sure but hopefully one of the fellas on this comment section can help you out. I do know that if importing into the US requires many documents and approvals. I'm sure it's similar to importing from the UK, but the universal solution is of course is money!
They never compared them to the belarus I have 3 massey and two belarus they out pull massey like nothing less probs with the belarus and easier on fuel
Thanks for your comments, I don't have much experience with Belarus, but I do know a couple of fellas that own them and they really like'em! I'd like to get one myself and do a couple videos on it, but I never see them up for auction in NE Iowa. The smaller MF are around here throughout the area, but guys hang on to them and very rarely come up for sale. 1 smaller MF diesel to 10 IH Ms at auction! In the early 80s so many M Farmalls in our area, a fella could trip over them!! At auction the Ms always had 2 things in common, a goose egg for a hole in the draw bar and burned oil!
@@opasvintagegarage they are a very under rated tractor I bought mine 8 years ago from a farmer and I still use them every day on my farm never have a prob with them hope you find one
I’d have a hard time believing both of those things. My 393 in the last 20 years has only had the injection pump rebuilt from years of poor quality fuel. It pulls a new holland 1411 discbine uphill at 8mph using a little over 2 gallons an hour. When I did the math I couldn’t believe it. But, the numbers don’t lie. On paper it shouldnt even be able to pull that mower, much less up hill with speed
